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Blog July 8, 2025
Fieldwork beyond data: Building connections, finding stories
The Participatory Engagement of City Communities Against Non-Communicable Disease Risk in Bangladesh and Nepal (PECAN) Project is an implementation research initiative based on the principles of citizen science. It aims to equip policymakers, practitioners and citizens with evidence-based, equitable and sustainable strategies for ...

Blog June 10, 2025
Strengthening Health Policy and System Research Institutions: A multi-country initiative
Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR) investigates the functioning of health systems, policy formulation processes, and identifies how systems and policies can be optimized for better health outcomes. This investigation is often led by Health Policy and Systems Research Institutions (HPSRIs), who play a pivotal role in the HPSR ...

Blog May 15, 2025
Improving Maternal and Neonatal Health Indicators in Kapilvastu Municipality
Background Kapilvastu Municipality faced a persistent challenge on Maternal and Neonatal health (MNH) indicators, despite having 50-bedded provincial hospital at the territory of the municipality. Municipality struggled with low antenatal care (ANC) check-up rates and a higher number of home deliveries compared to other local ...

Blog April 23, 2025
Field Realities of Research Beyond Data
What does it take to become a good health researcher? For sixteen fresh public health graduates, the answer came not from textbooks, but from their experience of data collection. Tasked by HERD International, these young professionals stepped into the field to gather the data for an ongoing research on health system strengthening ...

Blog April 16, 2025
A Lifeline for the People: Free Ambulance Service in Suddhodhan Rural Municipality
In many parts of Nepal, particularly in the rural areas, getting to a hospital during an emergency can be a daunting task. Long distances, poor roads, and lack of transport are among the most common barriers, especially for people without the means to procure a vehicle in a timely fashion. In Suddhodhan Rural Municipality of ...
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Blog September 26, 2023
Health infrastructure investment in Nepal: Efficiency and equity
In developing countries like Nepal, where resources are generally limited and healthcare disparities are visible, it is of the utmost necessity to allocate scarce expenditures into health infrastructure. This takes on a greater ...
Blog September 21, 2023
Addressing Depression Through Data-Driven Decision Making in Nepal
It has already been established that health is not merely freedom from any specific disease; instead, it is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being. In other words, to become healthy, we also need to be mentally ...
Blog September 13, 2023
Motivation at the heart of healthcare: Reflections from an embedded researcher in a learning site
During my time as an embedded researcher in Kapilvastu Municipality, Nepal, I had the opportunity to engage with numerous health workers across various healthcare institutions and to observe their daily tasks. I firmly believe that ...
Blog August 17, 2023
Through My Eyes: Nepal’s Beauty, Culture, and Hospitality
”It was fascinating to observe the functioning of an international research organization, particularly the communal atmosphere during lunch breaks, where everyone washed their own plates.” As part of my study in ...
Blog July 26, 2023
Naturally & Culturally Rich Jumla Aspires for Agricultural Resilience
“Despite the food insecurity, the locals’ hospitality is truly inspiring. In the villages, neighbors share resources, address one another as brothers and sisters, and care for each other’s entire families and ...
Blog July 17, 2023
A Rollercoaster Ride of Female Community Health Volunteers on Film Making
Setting the scene When we engaged in conversation with the Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) in Chandragiri municipality in Kathmandu, they shared their narratives regarding their role within the community, ...